Ensemble Intercontemporain; Pierre Bleuse
Release Date: 26 April 2024
Label: Outhere / Alpha
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 3760014199936
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Composer/Series: Ligeti
Description
The Ensemble Intercontemporain and its new music director Pierre Bleuse pay homage to Gyorgy Ligeti, whose centenary we celebrated in 2023: 'Ligeti is one of the greatest composers of the twentieth century and certainly one of those who first made a powerful aesthetic impact on me personally!... This recording, which combines concertos and chamber music, highlights the EIC's qualities as soloists and chamber musicians. And I'm not forgetting that Ligeti is an integral part of the repertoire of the Ensemble, which has performed his works extensively... So this is an ideal way of beginning my own story with the EIC', says Pierre Bleuse, who brings his personal conception to these works and seeks to approach each score like 'a virgin forest'. A noteworthy feature here is the new cadenza composed by Philippe Maunoury for the Violin Concerto, with Hae-Sun Kang as soloist. Renaud Dejardin (cello) and Dimitri Vassilakis (piano) perform the other concertos of this tribute programme.
Benjamin Appl, James Baillieu
Frankfurt Radio Symphony; Alain Altinoglu
La Nereide
Justin Taylor
Emmanuel Ceysson; Veronique Gens; Quatuor Voce
Barbara Hannigan; David Chalmin; Katia Labeque; Marielle Labeque
Ensemble Altera; Christopher Lowrey
Veronique Gens; Munchner Rundfunkorchester; Herve Niquet
